When MS Dhoni entered Old Trafford's box and Virat Kohli reached out, the time to commit was Kohli's left hand.

Dhoni's right arm was so maltreated throughout the tournament, sometimes bloody, bruised and swollen almost everywhere, even a handshake would have been too painful.

Dhoni has been in the eyes of the storm regarding the exit in the semifinal of India and, in a way, this is not a bad thing. After all, if a man can absorb it ... it's Dhoni. Through success and defeat, leadership and submission, Dhoni remained exactly the same person, which few athletes have managed throughout a prolonged career.
While his physical condition has barely dropped and his stumpings are faster than ever, his capture behind the stumps is not as clear as before.

If the catch slipped, the stick slowed down. It's not like he can not do what he used to do, but he certainly could not do it at will. The mind is also keen in reading conditions and playing situations, and this has led Kohli and Ravi Shastri, the coach, to maintain confidence in their senior professional even as the calls for his release of the 50-year-old team are gaining ground.

One day after the World Cup, a video showing Indians, or people of Indian descent, engraving a Dhoni poster somewhere in America went around and started to go viral. A few hours earlier, Kane Williamson, a New Zealand captain, had been asked if he would have chosen  Dhoni in the semifinals.

"He is not eligible for New Zealand," said Williamson, in an effort to dispel this potential controversy until the third man, but he was not allowed to escape as easily. "Yes, the experience at this level and in these occasions is so important and his contribution today, yesterday and throughout this campaign was extremely important and this partnership in which he was involved with Jadeja who came in and hit the ball better than anyone in both teams was very, .. He is a world class cricketer. Does he seek to change his nationality? We will consider this selection if necessary.